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  • Page 1 VPON Network DVR on Chip With MPEG4 Hardware CODEC VP-101 Software User Menu www.vpon21.com...

  • Page 2: Important Information

    Preface Notice The information in this manual was current when published. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise and improve its products. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. Trademarks Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer ® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Netscape, Navigator, Communicator ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Introduction 1.1 Main Features for VP-101---------------------------------------------------------------1 1.2 System requirements---------------------------------------------------------------------2 Getting Started 2.1 How to install the VP-101---------------------------------------------------------------3 2.2 Power on-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 2.3 Configuration----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 2.3.1 IR Remote control-------------------------------------------------------------------4 2.3.2 Exchange running mode------------------------------------------------------------5 IR remote control operation 3.1 Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 3.2 Main menu---------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 3.3 System setup------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7...
  • Page 4 Record setup 3.4 Record Setup---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 3.4.1 DVR setup--------------------------------------------------------------------------26 3.4.2 Record schedule--------------------------------------------------------------------26 3.4.3 Motion detection-------------------------------------------------------------------27 3.5 Playback----------------------------------------------------------------------------------28 Playback list-----------------------------------------------------------------------------28 Searching for a file----------------------------------------------------------------------30 Locking files ----------------------------------------------------------------------------30 Backing up the data ----------------------------------------------------------------31 3.6 System Shutdown-----------------------------------------------------------------------32 The Local GUI 4.1 Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------33 4.2 Surveillance screen panel--------------------------------------------------------------33 4.3 Set up Video Quality--------------------------------------------------------------------33 4.4 PTZ Control panel ----------------------------------------------------------------------34 4.5 Play File----------------------------------------------------------------------------------35...
  • Page 5 5.6.3 Audio setting------------------------------------------------------------------------57 5.6.4 Set time and date-------------------------------------------------------------------57 5.6.5 Set NTP server--------------------------------------------------------------------- 57 5.6.6 System configuration--------------------------------------------------------------58 5.6.7 Set Serial ports---------------------------------------------------------------------58 5.6.8 Set names and on-screen display------------------------------------------------ 59 5.6.9 Set user authority------------------------------------------------------------------ 59 5.6.10 DVR setup-------------------------------------------------------------------------60 5.6.11 Record schedule------------------------------------------------------------------ 60 5.6.12 Playback---------------------------------------------------------------------------61 5.6.13 Send mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 62 5.6.14 FTP upload------------------------------------------------------------------------63...

  • Page 6: Main Features For Vp-101

    Introduction VP-101 is a High performance Plug and Play DVR Kit based on Network DVR on Chip and MPEG4 Hardware CODEC technology. There is no additional operating system installation required to build the network DVR system. VP-101 can do 4 channels Real-Time CIF(360x240) MPEG4 Audio / Video recording / Playback simultaneously.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    1.2 System Requirements Composite CCD camera, V8 or camcorder… (NTSC or PAL standard) The equipment for connecting to network: 1. Network mode: RJ-45 Ethernet network port connected to Internet and a public IP address 2. Others: RS-232 Port and a serial cable for connecting to host PC. 3.

  • Page 8: How To Install The Vp-101

    The VP-101 DVR module sits on the primary IDE slot on the motherboard. If attaching a CD-RW to your unit then put the VP-101 DVR module in the middle of the yellow IDE cable included. And then put the end of the yellow IDE cable to the CD-RW and the other end to the primary IDE channel.

  • Page 9: Power

    OK. 2.3 Configuration When you get videos displayed on VGA screen, you can configure the VP-101 PC DVR unit using the IrDA controller comes with the VP-101 package. Please refer to Chapter 3, Operating DVR by IrDA controller.

  • Page 10: Exchange Running Mode

    D. Up/Down/Left/Right button Controls direction. E. Speed/Play/Pause/Stop/Rewind/Seek Backward/Seek Forward/Fast Forward Used only for playing back video recorded by DVR. Number keys Used to input number selections. G. Contrast Setting button Creates contrast colors on screen. H. Color Setting button Controls darkness and lightness of video images. Display button Switches display status.
  • Page 11 3. Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight the Control -IR Control field. 4. Use the left and right arrow buttons to toggle between Control -IR and Control -mouse. 5. Press the OK button when the control field is set to mouse. The unit will reboot when the OK button is pressed.

  • Page 12: Introduction

    3.1 Introduction The VP- 101 can be used and configured with either the supplied remote control unit or with a keyboard and mouse. This chapter covers remote control operation. The VP- 101 must be in IR remote control running mode for remote control operation to function.

  • Page 13: Password Protect

    Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to highlight an option, and use the OK button to confirm your choice. You can move between pages using the Prev Page and Next Page buttons on the remote control. 3.3.1 Password protect Use the Password Protect option to enable password protection, set administrator and user passwords, set the auto lock period and lock the system immediately.

  • Page 14: Video ( Ptz Setup )

    4. Use the Arrow buttons on the remote control to choose a letter and use the OK button to confirm you choice. 5. When the new password has been entered correctly, press the keypad button on the remote control to turn off the on-screen keyboard.
  • Page 15 Quality (All) - adjusts the video quality for all cameras. The default setting is good. We recommend that you do not set this to best to avoid using up a significant amount of hard disk space. Max Connection - limits the maximum number of connections allowed to access the VP- 101 over the Internet. Set to zero to allow the maximum number of connections.

  • Page 16: Disks

    Recall - recall the selected preset configuration. ZOOM - adjust the zoom to provide a more closer or wider view of the subject. FOCUS - adjust the focus of the camera. Speed - Adjust the speed of the selected PTZ camera. Pan and tilt - Adjust the pan and tilt of the selected camera.

  • Page 17: Tv Output

    on-screen keypad to enter the dots. Press the OK button to confirm the new address. To enter a volume name for the new disk: Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote control to highlight the Volume option and press the Right arrow button to confirm the choice.

  • Page 18: Osd Text

    3.3.5 OSD text A line of text can be displayed with the video from each camera connected to the VP- 101. Use the OSD Text menu to enable the text and alter it. You can also set the position of the text using the X and Y parameter values. Increasing the value of Y moves the text down the screen.
  • Page 19 Press the Right arrow button to confirm. Use the number pad on the remote control to enter a new value Press the OK button to confirm the new value. Select the Save&Reboot option using the Up and Down arrow buttons and press the OK button to restart the system and bring the changes into effect.
  • Page 20 DROP / ACCEPT LIST Rules in the list are checked by top down sequence. When any one of the rule is satisfied, checking will NOT go down. For Example: Default Rule ACCEPT 1. 10.11.100.151/24 HF (means IP coming from 10.11.100.* are all rejected.) 2.10.11.100.154/32 (means ports from 10.11.100.154 are all rejected EXCEPT HTTP and FTP ) If you use 10.11.100.154 to access DVR web page, it will fail.

  • Page 21: Account

    3.3.7 Account Use the Account menu to set up an administrator name and password as well as user name and passwords. The default administrator name is Webmonitor and the default password is OYO. You can also use this menu to set up to 16 additional users, their passwords and their permissions on the system.

  • Page 22: Audio

    Use the Up and Down buttons to select any cameras from Camera1 through Camera16. Press the Right arrow to select Yes to allow the user to access and control the selected camera. Use the Up and Down buttons to select the PTZ option. Press the Right arrow button to select Yes to enable PTZ control of the selected cameras for the user.

  • Page 23: System Information

    Note: 1. You can use the Prev Page and Next Page buttons on the remote control to toggle between the COM1 menu and COM2 menu. 2. When an optional GPIO module is connected to the serial port, the VP- 101 detects it automatically and provides GPIO options in the system menu.

  • Page 24: Alarm

    3.3.12 Alarm Use the Alarm menu to define what constitutes an alarm condition and how the VP- 101 reacts when such a condition occurs. You can configure an alarm condition to be generated when motion is detected by the camera, if the video signal is lost from a camera, if the disk space is too low, or if there is a disk error.
  • Page 25 3. Select the Enable field and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to toggle between Yes, to enable the motion detection feature, and No, to disable it. 4. Select the Sensitivity choice and use the Left/Right arrow buttons to decrease/increase the sensitivity. We recommend that you keep the sensitivity level to its default setting.

  • Page 26: Video Popup

    Video Popup Use the Video Popup menu to set up the time period for which the video from the selected camera is displayed on your screen. The default screen is 10 seconds. To set the video popup time: Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select the Video Popup option from the Alarm menu. Use the Left arrow button to decrease the popup time and the Right arrow button to increase the time Press the OK button to save your settings.

  • Page 27: Set Action ( Md/Video Lose/Disk Space Low/Disk Error )

    The VP- 101 does not support non-standard ringing tones. If the VP- 101 calls a phone and an unexpected tone is received, an error message will be generated. Set Action Use the Set Action option to define what action is taken by the VP- 101 when an event occurs. The following options are available: Video Lost - generates an alarm when the video from the selected camera is not available.

  • Page 28: Isp

    6. If you selected the E-Mail option as the desired action, you have to set up the recipient of the E-mail, the subject and the text matter of the E-mail. You can specify which of the 16 cameras status is in the E-mail. 3.3.13 If you are connecting to the Internet using dial-up, enter your ISP details using the ISP option from the System Setup menu.

  • Page 29: Registry Server

    3.3.14 Registry server The Registry Server menu enables you to set up the registry server for your device. If you are using a dynamic IP address for the VP- 101, you can set up the device to post its IP address to the DVR registry server. You can then look up your IP from the MAC address or server name.

  • Page 30: Default Settings

    Period (Hour) - sets up the time interval after which the time is re-synchronized. Server - selects the NTP server from several pre-defined choices. Edit NTP Server - enables you to choose your own NTP server. Test&Save? - tests the server and saves the changes. To change NTP settings: Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a field to change from the NTP menu.

  • Page 31: Record Setup

    3.4 Record setup Use the Record Setup menu to set all the record options for the VP- 101. There are four Record Setup submenus - DVR, Record Schedule, Motion Detection, and Pre-Alarm. This section covers each submenu in turn. 3.4.1 DVR Setup Use the DVR menu to set the DVR (Digital Video Recorder) mode.

  • Page 32: Motion Detection

    Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a field to change, from the following options: Enable -enables the recording schedule. Mon through Sun - enables recording on the specified days of week. Start Hour/Minute/Second - sets the exact time when the recording starts. Stop Hour/Minute/Second - sets the exact time when the recording ends.

  • Page 33: Playback

    3. Select the Enable field and use the Left and Right arrow buttons to toggle between Yes, to enable the motion detection feature, and No, to disable it. 4. Select the Sensitivity choice and use the Left/Right arrow buttons to decrease/increase the sensitivity. We recommend that you keep the sensitivity level to its default setting.
  • Page 34 Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select a recording to play back. The alarm condition which caused the file to be recorded is indicated in the list. For instance, in the screen shot shown here, the letter M next to a file indicates that the file was recorded after motion was detected by the camera.

  • Page 35: Searching For A File

    Searching for a file The VP- 101 playback list can be searched for a specific file. You can conduct the search based on time, event, or text. To search for a recorded file: While viewing the play list, press the Menu button to display the menu. Select one of the following options using the Up or Down arrow buttons: Search by Time - searches the list of recorded files for the specified recording time.

  • Page 36: Backing Up The Data

    Select the Lock File! option using the Up or Down arrow buttons: Press the OK button to confirm. The file is locked and cannot be deleted or over-written. The locked file is represented by an asterisk (*) next to it. To unlock a file, follow the same procedure and select the Unlock File! option from the menu.

  • Page 37: System Shutdown

    Note: The VP- 101 will begin to collect data as soon as the above screens are displayed. When the required data has been collected, the backup can begin. 3.6 System Shutdown Use the System Shutdown option to shut down or reboot the system. To shut down or reboot the system: Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to select either Shutdown or Reboot.

  • Page 38: Introduction

    4.1 Introduction The VP-101 can be used and configured using either the supplied remote control unit or with a keyboard and mouse. This chapter covers keyboard and mouse operation. The VP-101 must be in GUI mode for the keyboard and mouse to operate functions.

  • Page 39: Ptz Control Panel

    2. Press the set quality button , you can see the Brightness , Contrast , Saturation , Hue , Quality (All) control panel. Brightness- adjusts the amount of light or brightness for the selected camera according to your preference. Contrast - adjusts the difference between light and dark areas or contrast for the selected camera according to your preference. Saturation - adjusts the amount of color for the selected camera.

  • Page 40: Play File

    camera using the following buttons: Preset buttons- save the current pan, tilt, zoom, and focus settings in one of 6 preset configurations. Recall buttons- recall the selected preset configuration. ZOOM buttons - adjust the zoom to provide a more closer or wider view of the subject. FOCUS buttons - adjust the focus of the camera.

  • Page 41: Search For A File

    Selectable Speed / Play / Pause / Stop / Rewind / Selectable 1 / 4 / 9/ 16 split-screen display. The arrow buttons to cycle through all Seek Backward / Seek Forward / Fast Forward / connected cameras Fast Backward Searching for a file Search by Time - searches the list of recorded files for the specified recording time.

  • Page 42: Backing Up The Data

    Previous - Search forward Next - Search backward Zoom in - The whole Thumbnail search was divided to three layers. The first layer is hourly based. Each picture on the windows is the first picture of that hour。When select a specific hour to do Zoom in, it goes into second layer. The second layer displays 16 pictures based on evenly divided time slots in this hour。Then if any one of these pictures is selected to do Zoom in ，...

  • Page 43: Setup

    Off as their status. 4.7 Setup Click the Set Up button to display the set up menus used to configure the VP-101. There are three parts to the Set Up menu - System Setup, Record Setup, Alarm. This section explains each of the menu pages in turn.
  • Page 44 Enter new passwords for Admin and User in the corresponding fields. Set an auto lock time if required in the Auto lock after field. The auto lock function locks the system after a given time and a password is required to unlock it. Click Lock Now! to lock the system immediately.
  • Page 45 Disks Use the Disks menu to configure network disks that the VP-101 uses to record data. If no disk is connected, (No Device) appears in the Disk Device field. Use the keyboard or mouse to enter the IP address and Volume of any connected network disk. Click on the Test button to test if the drive is working correctly.
  • Page 46 Change the GPO status as needed. Make sure that the devices are working by checking the actual physical status of the inputs and outputs after making changes in this menu. NOTE: Enable GPIO function may cause system efficiency drop down. TCP/IP Use the TCP/IP menu to enter TCP/IP address details for the VP-101.
  • Page 47 Internet users. Use the keyboard or mouse (recommended) to complete all the fields and click OK to save changes. Serial ports The RS232 serial ports (COM1 and COM2) are used to attach PTZ camera control cables, external modems, or GPIO modules to the VP-101. Use the Serial Port menu to set parameters for the two serial ports.

  • Page 48: System Info

    Use the keyboard or mouse (recommended) to set all parameters and click OK to save changes. System info Use the System Info menu to display the system information such as disk parameters, TCP/IP properties, firmware information, and so on, on the screen. There are no configurable fields on this page.
  • Page 49 The Registry menu enables you to set up the registry server for your device. If you are using a dynamic IP address for the VP-101, you can set up the device to post its IP address to the DVR registry server. You can then look up your IP from the...
  • Page 50 Use the keyboard or mouse (recommended) to complete all fields and click OK to save changes. Running mode Use the Running Mode menu to switch between Network Mode and ISP Mode, and between Mouse Mode and IR Remote Control Mode. Algorithm Use the Dimension option to set the resolution of the video.
  • Page 51 Use the keyboard or mouse (recommended) to complete all fields. After making the changes, click on the Test & Save button to verify that the server is operational. Click OK to save changes. Firewall The function of Firewall is to protect your DVR system from Internet attacks so that you can hook up your DVR to Internet safely。...
  • Page 52 1. 10.11.100.151/24 HF (means IP coming from 10.11.100.* are all rejected.) 2.10.11.100.154/32 (means ports from 10.11.100.154 are all rejected EXCEPT HTTP and FTP ) If you use 10.11.100.154 to access DVR web page, it will fail. When the sequence of Rule1, Rule2 are exchanged and Default Rule is ACCEPT 1.10.11.100.154/32 2.

  • Page 53: Reboot System

    Click Restore Defaults?(Yes/No) to restore defaults. Click Cancel or No to retain the current settings. Revise firmware Use the Revise Firmware menu to upgrade the VP-101 firmware. Click Revise Firmware?(Yes/No) to start the firmware upgrade process. Click Cancel or No to abort the attempt.

  • Page 54: Record Setup

    Use the keyboard or mouse (recommended) to select either Shutdown or Reboot. Click OK to perform the operation. Click Cancel or No to abandon. 4.7.2 Record Setup DVR setup Use the DVR menu under the Record Setup tab to set the Digital Video Recorder parameters. Select either Auto Stop or Cyclic Recording.

  • Page 55: Gpi Alarm

    There will be three seconds silence between a voice call being answered and the start of the message. If the voice call function calls a phone with an automatic answering machine, the VP-101 will behave as if the phone has been answered.

  • Page 56: Video Lost

    Use the keyboard or mouse (recommended) to select the required GPI from the GPI drop-down box and complete all fields. For each action, you can specify the time interval over which the GPI is monitored for an alarm to be generated. For the Voice Call option, specify two telephone numbers where the call may be placed along with the voice file.

  • Page 57: Motion Detection

    Use the keyboard or mouse (recommended) to complete all fields as described in GPI alarm. Click OK to save changes. Disk error Use the Disk Error menu under the Alarm tab to set what actions are taken when there is an error while accessing the disk.

  • Page 58: Introduction

    5.1 Introduction The VP- 101 can be used and configured using either the supplied remote control unit or with a keyboard and mouse. It can also be configured over a network using a terminal with a standard web browser. This chapter covers network operation.
  • Page 59 Click Open to download and install the new plug-in. The download status is displayed and you are prompted for an installation location. Click OK to complete the installation. The following message will appear. When installation is complete you will be able to view the VP- 101 Home Page. The ActiveX installation will only happen once.

  • Page 60: Surveillance Screen Panel

    5.3 Surveillance screen panel The Surveillance Screen Panel is very similar to the one on the local GUI. See Surveillance screen panel on chapter4. There is no Sequence button on the network GUI. This feature is only available on the local GUI. 5.4 Play button Click the Play button to display a list of all the available recordings stored on the VP- 101 in a new browser window.

  • Page 61: Ptz Panel

    When installation is complete you will be able to view the recording file image. 5.5 PTZ panel The network GUI PTZ panel is exactly the same as the local GUI PTZ panel. 5.6 System Setup Click the SETUP button to display the setup screen. Use the setup screen to change user definable parameters for the VP- 101.

  • Page 62: Camera Setting

    Use the Camera Setting page to change the video settings for each of the connected cameras. Set Camera Control - sets PTZ control for the cameras. Each setting can be changed using the drop down menus and check boxes. You can also enter a maximum number of connections allowed for each camera and maximum bandwidths. 5.6.3 Audio setting Use the Audio menu to set up the audio parameters for the VP- 101.

  • Page 63: System Configuration

    correctly. Click Undo to revert to original settings. 5.6.6 System configuration Use the System Configuration page to set the following parameters for the VP- 101. Running mode - sets the operation and control mode. See Running modes on page 5 for more details. TCP/IP setting - configures TCP/IP.

  • Page 64: Set Names And On-Screen Display

    following parameters: 5.6.7 Set names and on-screen display Use the Set Names and On-Screen Display page to set names for the server and all cameras. You can also use this page to enter the text to be displayed on screen with each camera under the Set Overlay Text option. Use the x and y fields to define the position of the displayed text.

  • Page 65: Dvr Setup

    5.6.10 DVR setup Use the DVR Setup page to set the recording mode to either Auto stop (stops when disk space runs out) or Cyclic Recording (overwrites oldest recordings when disk space runs out). 5.6.11 Record schedule Use the Record Schedule page to set up to 16 automatic recording schedules. For each record schedule, select the day, and start and stop times for recording.

  • Page 66: Playback

    5.6.12 Playback The Playback page enables you play back a video recording of your choice. Specify the day and time in the To and From fields and click the Play file on this time! field to play back files in the specified time duration. Click List All to list all recorded files.

  • Page 67: Send Mail

    Note: The playback start time can be changed to jump to any time during the recording. Click on the playback start time and change the time using the keyboard. 5.6.13 Send Mail The VP- 101 can send a snapshot by E-mail when triggered by an alarm. Use the Send Mail page to set E-mail details for each camera.

  • Page 68: Ftp Upload

    5.6.14 FTP upload The VP- 101 can upload snapshots from the camera using FTP to a predefined location in the event of an alarm. Use the FTP Upload page to set FTP details. Under the Individual Settings, specify the type of event that causes the E-mail to be sent in the Type field by choosing Motion Detect or Continuous.

  • Page 69: Connecting To The Network

    You will need to enter an administrator user name and password to view without plug-ins. Note: Your browser must be configured to support Java applets to view without plug-ins. 6.1 Connecting to the network Note: To connect the DVR to an existing LAN, set up by using the supplied IrDA remote control first. See the software manual and connecting a network cable.

  • Page 70: Using Xdsl Or Cable Internet

    HTTP requests to the DVR. If you need FTP, set port 21 of the router to be mapped to the DVR. The VP-101 reboots after saving these changes. Turn on your modem and IP-sharing router and connect to the Internet. To test whether the DVR has registered with the registry server, you need to access the server using a computer outside the IP sharing router LAN.

  • Page 71: Using Dial-Up Internet

    PCs on the network to find the DVR on the registry server can then use the MAC ID. Using dial-up Internet You can set up the DVR for Dial-up Internet access under ISP in the menu system. You must enter your Internet service provider telephone number, your user name and password.
  • Page 72 4. Now you can find an ICON appears in local network neighborhood control panel with a serial ID of that DVR. 5. And you can now easily access your DVR by just double clicking the ICON. NOTE: Currently, May, 6th, 2005, Microsoft support UPNP only in their Windows XP Operating System.

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